EP2244896A4 - VEHICLE STABILIZER - Google Patents

VEHICLE STABILIZER

Info

Publication number: EP2244896A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: vehicle stabilizer; stabilizer; vehicle
Prior art date: 2008-02-21
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP09711942A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2244896A1 (en

EP2244896B1 (en

Inventor

Hironobu Sugiura

Shigeru Kuroda

Kiyoshi Kurimoto

Yurika Goto

Shinichi Nishizawa

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

NHK Spring Co Ltd

NHK International Corp

Original Assignee

NHK Spring Co Ltd

NHK International Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2008-02-21

Filing date

2009-02-20

Publication date

2012-01-04

2009-02-20 Application filed by NHK Spring Co Ltd, NHK International Corp filed Critical NHK Spring Co Ltd

2010-11-03 Publication of EP2244896A1 publication Critical patent/EP2244896A1/en

2012-01-04 Publication of EP2244896A4 publication Critical patent/EP2244896A4/en

2016-04-13 Application granted granted Critical

2016-04-13 Publication of EP2244896B1 publication Critical patent/EP2244896B1/en

Status Not-in-force legal-status Critical Current

2029-02-20 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
- B60G21/00—Interconnection systems for two or more resiliently-suspended wheels, e.g. for stabilising a vehicle body with respect to acceleration, deceleration or centrifugal forces
- B60G21/02—Interconnection systems for two or more resiliently-suspended wheels, e.g. for stabilising a vehicle body with respect to acceleration, deceleration or centrifugal forces permanently interconnected
- B60G21/04—Interconnection systems for two or more resiliently-suspended wheels, e.g. for stabilising a vehicle body with respect to acceleration, deceleration or centrifugal forces permanently interconnected mechanically
- B60G21/05—Interconnection systems for two or more resiliently-suspended wheels, e.g. for stabilising a vehicle body with respect to acceleration, deceleration or centrifugal forces permanently interconnected mechanically between wheels on the same axle but on different sides of the vehicle, i.e. the left and right wheel suspensions being interconnected
- B60G21/055—Stabiliser bars
- B60G21/0551—Mounting means therefor
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
- F16F1/00—Springs
- F16F1/02—Springs made of steel or other material having low internal friction; Wound, torsion, leaf, cup, ring or the like springs, the material of the spring not being relevant
- F16F1/14—Torsion springs consisting of bars or tubes
- F16F1/16—Attachments or mountings
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
- B60G2202/00—Indexing codes relating to the type of spring, damper or actuator
- B60G2202/10—Type of spring
- B60G2202/13—Torsion spring
- B60G2202/134—Torsion spring comprising a transversal torsion bar and/or tube
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
- B60G2202/00—Indexing codes relating to the type of spring, damper or actuator
- B60G2202/10—Type of spring
- B60G2202/14—Plastic spring, e.g. rubber
- B60G2202/144—Plastic spring, e.g. rubber of rotary type
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
- B60G2204/00—Indexing codes related to suspensions per se or to auxiliary parts
- B60G2204/10—Mounting of suspension elements
- B60G2204/12—Mounting of springs or dampers
- B60G2204/122—Mounting of torsion springs
- B60G2204/1222—Middle mounts of stabiliser on vehicle body or chassis
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
- B60G2204/00—Indexing codes related to suspensions per se or to auxiliary parts
- B60G2204/10—Mounting of suspension elements
- B60G2204/12—Mounting of springs or dampers
- B60G2204/125—Mounting of rubber type springs
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
- B60G2204/00—Indexing codes related to suspensions per se or to auxiliary parts
- B60G2204/40—Auxiliary suspension parts; Adjustment of suspensions
- B60G2204/44—Centering or positioning means
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60G—VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
- B60G2204/00—Indexing codes related to suspensions per se or to auxiliary parts
- B60G2204/40—Auxiliary suspension parts; Adjustment of suspensions
- B60G2204/45—Stops limiting travel

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
Springs (AREA)

EP09711942.4A 2008-02-21 2009-02-20 Vehicle stabilizer Not-in-force EP2244896B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2008040500A JP2009196505A (en)	2008-02-21	2008-02-21	Vehicle stabilizer
PCT/JP2009/053616 WO2009104815A1 (en)	2008-02-21	2009-02-20	Vehicle stabilizer

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2244896A1 EP2244896A1 (en)	2010-11-03
EP2244896A4 true EP2244896A4 (en)	2012-01-04
EP2244896B1 EP2244896B1 (en)	2016-04-13

Family

ID=40985680

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP09711942.4A Not-in-force EP2244896B1 (en)	2008-02-21	2009-02-20	Vehicle stabilizer

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
US (2)	US20100244395A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP2244896B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP2009196505A (en)
KR (1)	KR20100093604A (en)
CN (1)	CN101909911B (en)
ES (1)	ES2576030T3 (en)
WO (1)	WO2009104815A1 (en)

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2009
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- 2009-02-20 WO PCT/JP2009/053616 patent/WO2009104815A1/en active Application Filing
- 2009-02-20 CN CN2009801024975A patent/CN101909911B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2009-02-20 KR KR1020107015746A patent/KR20100093604A/en active Search and Examination
2010
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2012
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Publication number	Publication date
EP2244896A1 (en)	2010-11-03
WO2009104815A1 (en)	2009-08-27
KR20100093604A (en)	2010-08-25
EP2244896B1 (en)	2016-04-13
US20100244395A1 (en)	2010-09-30
JP2009196505A (en)	2009-09-03
ES2576030T3 (en)	2016-07-05
US8382129B2 (en)	2013-02-26
CN101909911A (en)	2010-12-08
CN101909911B (en)	2012-10-03
US20120223499A1 (en)	2012-09-06

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